The Black Dahlia (Arrow Limited Edtn Crime 1)

384 pages

Published Feb. 2, 2006 by Arrow.

ISBN:
978-0-09-949216-0
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OCLC Number:
60370952

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The Black Dahlia is a roman noir on an epic scale: a classic period piece that provides a startling conclusion to America's most infamous unsolved murder mystery--the murder of the beautiful young woman known as The Black Dahlia.

40 editions

Good, almost great

I enjoyed the story but it has serious flaws. I can get past the casual racism and misogyny, assuming they are from the perspective of the characters. But some of the dialogue is oddly repetitive, with some characters setting to have “catch phrases” that repeat far too often. And while it starts off strong and interesting, by the end it’s too many coincidences and neat endings for my taste